Allies of the United States had already been looking at the country’s upcoming election with anxiety. Now, with the United States Supreme Court granting an unprecedented expansion of executive power by giving presidents legal immunity, analysts in some of those countries are even more concerned about the reliability of American power. “We cannot maintain a stable national security relationship.”Mr. Komamura added that the Supreme Court’s decision now gave the perception of an American president who can operate above the law. “This may be rude to the U.S., but it is not that different from Xi Jinping in China,” he said. “The rule of law has become the rule of power.”

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Persons: ”, Keigo Komamura, ” Mr, Komamura, Xi Organizations: United States, Keio University Locations: United States, Asia, Europe, Russia, North Korea, China, U.S, Tokyo